ALLAN YU- Founder/ Owner
ASTEME is a groundbreaking STEM (Science, Technology, and Engineering in Math) school designed by Allan Yu who is a leader in progressive math education on the Westside. Allan Yu has worked as a director and co-director of institutes with the UCLA Math Project for over 8 years, and has consulted extensively for various schools on the Westside including The Willows Community School, Westside Neighborhood School, CWC, and Wildwood School.
Allan started off his career as a STEM educator by studying Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. Soon after, he realized that he loved working with people and pursued his degree in Psychology. During this time, he began working with kids as an instructor in Kung Fu which ignited his desire to teach. This propelled him into the field of special education working with kids who struggled with learning disabilities. He excelled in differentiating instruction in math and became an education specialist and director for the UCLA Math Project where he began to work for Megan Franke as a Cognitively Guided Instruction trainer. Since then, Allan has helped multiple schools develop a projects based math curriculum which included working as the math discipline coordinator for Wildwood Elementary School.
“If a student does not understand what is being taught, it is not the responsibility of the student to change how he learns. It is the responsibility of the teacher to change how he teaches.” – Allan Yu
Allan Yu and teachers from ASTEME were recently featured on a Univision documentary.
ASTEME is a groundbreaking STEM (Science, Technology, and Engineering in Math) school designed by Allan Yu who is a leader in progressive math education on the Westside. Allan Yu has worked as a director and co-director of institutes with the UCLA Math Project for over 8 years, and has consulted extensively for various schools on the Westside including The Willows Community School, Westside Neighborhood School, CWC, and Wildwood School.
Allan started off his career as a STEM educator by studying Electrical Engineering at Cal Poly Pomona. Soon after, he realized that he loved working with people and pursued his degree in Psychology. During this time, he began working with kids as an instructor in Kung Fu which ignited his desire to teach. This propelled him into the field of special education working with kids who struggled with learning disabilities. He excelled in differentiating instruction in math and became an education specialist and director for the UCLA Math Project where he began to work for Megan Franke as a Cognitively Guided Instruction trainer. Since then, Allan has helped multiple schools develop a projects based math curriculum which included working as the math discipline coordinator for Wildwood Elementary School.
“If a student does not understand what is being taught, it is not the responsibility of the student to change how he learns. It is the responsibility of the teacher to change how he teaches.” – Allan Yu
Allan Yu and teachers from ASTEME were recently featured on a Univision documentary.
We have an incredible staff of teachers and professionals in the field of Math and STEM
who look forward to meeting and working with you!